Chilomycterus schoepfi

The Pig-épic-striped ( Chilomycterus schoepfi ) (Walbaum, 1792) is a Poisson hot seas of the family of the Diodontidae S.

Habitat

The chilomycterus lives between 1 and 60 feet, it is common in the south of the Florida, north of the Gulf of Mexico to the Brésil, but rather rare in the remainder of the Caribbean. He appreciates the Récif S the winter while the summer, he prefers to swim in forests of Algue S, along the coasts and Lagoons.

Description

Chilomycterus resembles has a balloon which would be being stretched towards the tail, which is very small. It has large yellow eyes on the sides. The color of its body is maroon dark and clear with fine stripes which run sinueuesement and honrizontalement on the sides. Its characteristic is to be roughcast spines to impress the predatory ones.

Behavior

This fish has a timid and solitary behavior.

External bonds

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